About the IIE India office
The Institute of International Education (IIE) India has been engaged with higher education in India for over 60 years and has had an office in New Delhi, since 2005. Working closely with corporate foundations, governments and non-governmental organisations in the region, IIE has developed and implemented a strong set of activities in higher education scholarship administration, leadership development, and critical development fields such as health, with special focus on youth and women.
IIE New Delhi administers programs including the Ford Foundation Global Travel and Learning Fund, GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders Program, Rolex Awards for Enterprise Laureates Programme, Avery Dennison Foundation InvEnt Scholarship 2012 and The Rockefeller Foundation’s residency program at Bellagio Centre. The office also helps administer the David and Lucille Packard Foundation’s Leadership Development Mechanism which fosters leadership development for reproductive health professionals in India.
Timeline
1997
In the year 1997, the energy project of USAID began in India for capacity building towards improving energy conservation/efficiency, including distribution reforms.
2000
The GE Foundation Scholar – Leaders Program was launched in India this year.
2001
In 2001, the Leadership Development Mechanism (LDM) program began operations in India.
2002
In August 2002, the India office began administering the GTLF India Region program.
2005
In early 2005, IIE India office was formally registered in India. IIE India also started administering the Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program in the same year.
2007
The KAUST program began operations from India office in the latter half of 2007.
2008
In this year, a number of programs began operations from the India office. These included, the LSAC program, Bellagio Residency Program outreach, the Ford Foundation Research Project on Affirmative action in higher education in India and the Education Without Borders project.
2009
In 2009, outreach for the Rolex Young Laureates Program began in the India office. That same year, IIE India also started administering the NYUAD program, as well as the Research Grants Council (RGC) Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Program. Also, the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation conference/workshop project was assigned to IIE India.
In October 2009, the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program was approved for IIE India. The same year, IIE signed an MOU with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
2010
In March 2010, the US University Presidents’ Delegation visited India. IIE planned and coordinated the delegation's visit to India, led by IIE President & CEO and Under Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education.
In April 2010, the Rolex Awards for Enterprise outreach for the South Asian region began from the India office.
The same year, the 2010 International Academic Partnership Program (IAPP) delegation visited and participated in a week long study tour to India.The IIE New Delhi Office participated in the planning and coordination of the study tour.
2011
The Avery Dennison Foundation InvEnt (Invention + Entrepreneurship) Scholarship Program was launched in India.